American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 207 The Troubles of Being Handsome

Xiao Xian and Jack's flight squadron, like eagles spreading their wings, broke through the clouds and swooped down toward their target.

The fighter jets' flamethrowers spewed tongues of fire, and hundreds of bombs and rockets tumbled from their bellies like the tears of death. Each bomb and rocket traced a beautiful arc through the air before crashing to the ground, unleashing a deafening barrage of fire.

Before the power of the bombs, everything else became insignificant. The terrorists screamed in terror, some scattered by the blasts, others taking advantage of the chaos to escape. Yet, in this hellish environment, Nick miraculously emerged unscathed, as if all the bombs and bullets were avoiding him.

After the flight squadron successfully completed its mission and left, only rubble and dust remained of the battlefield. Standing amidst this devastated scene, Nick felt a mixture of astonishment and relief.

Nick, unaware of the power of fate, only felt lucky to have survived such indiscriminate bombing without any cover, and even without being hit by any bomb fragments or rock fragments.

Under the bombardment of fighter jets, the sand and soil were blasted apart, revealing a bottomless hole. Nick walked over, carefully bent down, and looked down into the hole, but could hardly make out the details in the darkness.

Nick quickly took a flashlight from his backpack, turned it on, and shone it into the cave entrance. The light shone in, and he could vaguely see what was inside. Below the large cave entrance was an ancient Egyptian-style tomb. The murals depicted mysterious patterns and hieroglyphs, seemingly telling an ancient and mysterious story.

Xiao Xian piloted the fighter jet, speeding through the sky. Soon, the outline of the base gradually came into view. Xiao Xian gently pushed the control stick, and the fighter jet descended slowly like a nimble bird.

After getting off the plane, Xiao Xian went straight to the command center and obtained a spot from Jim Bolton to assist Jenny in the exploration of the Amanette tomb.

However, to avoid affecting the plot, Xiao Xian still chose the position of pilot this time and even wore a gas mask.

"Flying the plane with this?" The co-pilot looked at Xiao Xian, who was wearing a gas mask, with a blank expression.

"Don't worry, I'm a top-notch driver. I can drive with my eyes closed." Xiao Xian gave an OK sign.

"But why wear a gas mask? Is there poison gas at the destination?" The co-pilot still didn't quite understand.

"I'm too handsome, there's nothing I can do but wear a mask to cover it up," Xiao Xian explained.

"????!!!" Is this guy really that shameless? The passenger in the passenger seat was completely dumbfounded. Although his subconscious told him that Xiao Xian should be a handsome guy, even if he was handsome, wasn't it a bit pretentious to say that?

And even if he is handsome, how handsome can he be? This is too exaggerated, isn't it?

"We're taking off. You'll stay here and guard the tomb when we arrive. I'm going down to check on things."

Xiao Xian shook his head. Why doesn't anyone believe him when he tells the truth?

When Xiao Xian and his group arrived at their destination, Jenny, Nick, and the first group of people had already gone down. After instructing the people above to keep watch, Xiao Xian walked to the entrance of the tomb and looked down. The dark entrance to the tomb was like a gaping mouth, silently devouring every person who entered.

"Such heavy resentment and deathly aura."

From the perspective of dimensional demons, this is a form of negative energy, but from the perspective of cultivators, this negative emotion has a specific name.

In this environment, ordinary people are prone to hallucinations and even seeing unclean things. If they die here, they are also likely to become unclean after death.

Even people with strong willpower will have their bodies affected if they stay in such a place for too long. Not only will their lifespan be shortened, but they will also be more prone to various diseases such as rheumatism and headaches.

However, Xiao Xian was quite comfortable with this negative energy, even finding it somewhat pleasant. As a lord of the Hell Dimension, Xiao Xian had a high affinity for negative energy. With the mysterious academic qualifications of a Hell Dimension Lord, Xiao Xian could even command and control this negative energy to a certain extent.

Using this negative energy, Xiao Xian is able to cast many spells without incurring any costs; all he needs to do is consume the negative energy.

However, as an outsider, Xiao Xian was definitely no match for Seth, a local god of death, in seizing control of these negative energies. He was even inferior to Seth's followers, the mythical creature Anmanet.

At this moment, Xiao Xian could see Set's divinity and divine power suppressed by the combined statues of the gods beneath the pool in the underground tomb. Just as Xiao Xian had guessed, Set had indeed bestowed a portion of his divinity and divine power upon Anmanette.

Of course, Seth couldn't really be that generous. What he called a gift was actually just him being stored with Anmanette, having Anmanette help him complete the descent ritual and collect life force.

In the end of the movie, after Nick accepted Seth's divine power, he easily plundered the extraordinary power and life force within Amanette's body. Xiao Xian would never believe that he didn't leave a loophole when "bestowing" divinity and divine power upon Amanette.

Ultimately, Anmanette was just an employee. In Seth's eyes, she was merely someone who opened doors for him. Her task was to complete the ritual for Seth, and once the ritual was complete, Anmanette lost her usefulness.

If Set is kind-hearted, Amanette can be queen for a while before entering Set's underworld, where her soul becomes part of Set's power.

If Seth is ruthless, he will kill Amanette as soon as he enters reality, reclaim his divine and life powers, and take away his soul.

Without using the military's rope, Xiao Xian leaped directly into the cave entrance.

Attracted by Xiao Xian's demon god status, the surrounding negative energy gathered, like black threads, swirling around Xiao Xian and weaving itself into a crown and a long cloak.

These negative energy cloaks and crowns had no physical form, appearing only as dark shadows, yet they possessed extraordinary power. They not only resisted gravity, allowing Xiao Xian to hover in the air, but also amplified his perception in the darkness and strengthened his body.

Meanwhile, Jenny, underground, also sensed something amiss. Her heart raced, as if something was calling to her. She turned her head and looked in Xiao Xian's direction.

Seeing Jenny turn her head, Xiao Xian raised an eyebrow and flicked his finger, causing the surrounding negative energy to ripple like waves on water. In a moment, his figure vanished into the darkness, as if he had never been there at all.

Using invisibility in such a place where negative energy gathers is perfect, and most importantly, it's free. Anyway, it's enough to fool Jenny.

Jenny stared at the empty corner of the tomb, feeling confused. She was quite certain that something was drawing her there, but upon closer inspection, she found nothing.

Jenny frowned and stared for a minute, but still couldn't see anything. In the end, she could only conclude that she was too anxious and was having an illusion.

(End of this chapter)